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Moore Square Historic District Profile

Neighborhood Facts:

• Age the late 1800s
• Visit the giant copper acorn!

No houses here, but the Moore Square Historic District is home to one of two parks that are still around from the original city plan mapped out in 1792. Today Moore Square is best known as the site of both the Artsplosure festival and the giant copper acorn. Sure, you can go to Raleigh without visiting the giant copper acorn. Suit yourself. Seems a bit churlish, though. Too good to have your picture taken with a giant copper acorn? The giant copper acorn weighs a half ton. The significance of the giant copper acorn is that Raleigh is sometimes called the "City of Giant Copper Oaks." Well, actually it's just the "City of Oaks" that Raleigh is sometimes called. Visit the giant copper acorn.

In the late 1800s, Moore Square developed into one of the city's primary commercial hubs. City Market arrived in 1914, and in the 1920s, with post-Civil War segregation now firmly entrenched, the area became known as "Black Main Street."

By the later part of the 20th century, though, suburbanization had taken a toll on the Moore Square area. But revitalization efforts - most significantly the redevelopment of City Market and the arrival of Exploris - have resulted in a return of activity to the area.

Please feel free to contact Chris for more information about the sale of a home in a particular area or subdivision.

Chris Edwards Group RE/MAX United Raleigh-Cary 51 Kilmayne Dr., Ste. 100 Cary, NC 27511 Office: (919) 469-6540 Cell: (919) 244-0702 FAX: (919) 469-8444 Email: chris@chrisedwardsgroup.com